1) Read the following Articleon the term Paddy Wagons
Copy and Paste the following questions in your wiki on DAY 3.
Is the term, Paddy Wagon, an Irish Racial Slur?
What makes a slur racist or prejudiced? Does it depend on who says it? Or does it depend on who it's being said to?
Does the term show Nativism against the Irish today? Why/Why Not?
1. Depending on the context in which the term Paddy Wagon is used, it can be used as a racial slur, but at the same time, it may not be, because Paddy Wagon can be interpreted in many ways, the user may use it in the sense that he/she meant no offense or at the same time, he/she may have meant offense as the Paddy Wagon is either a police car used to transport suspects or a term insulting Irish citizens by suggesting that they get into fights alot.
2. A slur is racist or prejudiced depending on the intentions on which it was used. If it was intended to be insulting and oppressive then yes, it would be considered a racial slur. Slurs do not depend on who says it, nor does it matter to whom it is said to as the intention is still there regardless of the circumstances in which it was said.
3. Yes, the term "Paddy Wagon" still shows nativism against the Irish today. It still shows nativism as it can still be used to insult and denote Irish immigrants in the United States, therefore it is still considered a nativism term.
Yes I still believe that the term "Paddy Wagon" is a racial slur invoking Nativism after analyzing two primary sources.
Task 2 Analyzing Two Primary Sources using the APPARTS Chart
As a GROUP, choose twoof the seven primary sources below.
Individually, use the internet and conduct background researchon the Primary Sources.
Find the Yearthe Source was created,
the Author(might be a person or an organization),
and the Place(where it was created).
Use the APPARTS Analysis Chart below to record your findings(include the html of where you got your information from)
Complete the rest of the Chart to the best of your ability
Pair/Sharethe Chart
Upload the two Charts to DAY 4 of your wiki.
Poor House of Galway
APPARTS ANALYSIS CHART
Analytical Questions
Answer and Evidence
Author: Who created the source?
Rogers, W.A.
Place: Where and when was it created?
New York, April 28 1883
Prior Knowledge: What do you already know about it?
Irish traveled to America on this boat and/or house.
Audience: For whom was this source created?
The audiences of this source are Irish immigrants moving to America.
Reason: Why was this source produced?
This source was intended to insult Irish immigrants for moving to America. The source explains to us how oncoming immigrants will represent a greater problem, because with an increasing population, the population was increase drastically in a negative way, the economy will begin to crash, job opportunities will be taken and so forth.
The Main Idea: What point is it conveying (passing on)?
This source is suggesting that Irish immigrants were poor and of a lower class, by showing how they traveled on what’s called a “Poor House” on a boat.
Significance: Why is this source important?
This source shows the unique ways in which Americans insulted immigrants, particularly irish immigrants.
Prior Knowledge: What do you already know about it?
Uncle Sam is the national symbol for America, representing liberty and freedom. Uncle Sam appears to be arguing with an Irish immigrant.
Audience: For whom was this source created?
For immigrants, particularly Irish immigrants.
Reason: Why was this source produced?
It was designed to insult and inform Irish immigrants that they caused too much trouble.
The Main Idea: What point is it conveying (passing on)?
This source basically tells us that Irish immigrants compared to all other immigrants are loud and obnoxious, since in the picture, all the other immigrants are sound asleep and quiet while the Irish immigrant was wide awake and causing a commotion.
Significance: Why is this source important?
This source shows us how Irish immigrants were treated at the time and what they thought of them. (As loud/obnoxious) Shows how the Americans reacted to the Irish immigrants.
Does the Source show Nativism? and Why do you say that? (Bullet list what evidence in the source convinces you of that)
1. For both sources, the author believes in Nativism, and is highly prejudiced against immigrants, particularly Irish immigrants.
2. Yes the two souces do show nativism.
Source A showed Irish immigrants coming to America in a "boot-legged" fashion, showing how poor they were in their transportation.
Source B showed an Irish immigrant being loud and obnoxious causing discord among the other "peaceful" immigrants while Uncle Sam appears to be furious.
The Poor House of Galway suggests that Irish immigrants were poor because they traveled in a "poor" house as they went to America.
In source B, the Irish immigrant appears to be put down by Uncle Sam and it shows all the other races in America sleeping peacefully in contrast to the Irish immigrant.
3) Create a Voicethread using the Student Run Discussion format
Prompt: How do the primary sources documents you analyzed above show Nativism against the Irish in the 1840's? What's the author's POV? Use evidence to prove your point.(In other words, how does the author depict the Irish? Is this Nativist? What evidence in the sources proves that it shows Nativism.)
The primary sources analyzed above show Nativism against the Irish in many ways. To begin with, each of the primary sources can be interpreted as directly insulting/assaulting the Irish, atleast appearance wise. In the first primary source, "The Poor house of Galway", the author was clearly showing nativism. In that source, the author was depicting the Irish in uncomplimentary ways. For example, you can see the crowds of people, presumably Irish immigrants, on the boats deck, suggesting that the Irish were going to "flood" America with an onslaught of immigrants. Another way Nativism is shown is the title. In the title the author says "Poor house". What this suggests is that the Irish immigrants were innately poor and posed a threat to America's society and economic standing. Therefore the author of the first primary source shows the Irish as poor, unruly bunch, also showing nativism. In the second primary source, the author also shows nativism against the Irish immigrants. In the second source, called "Uncle Sams Lodging Cabin", Uncle Sam and several other country representatives are displayed. In this instance, Uncle Sam is shown to be twinging from the rampages of the Irish representative. This source shows nativism as it clearly depicts the Irish as unruly and disruptive as the Irish immigrant in the scene is being disruptive as all of the other immigrants are peacefully sleeping and causing no trouble. The author also suggests that the Americans were sufficiently annoyed with the Irish as Uncle Sam, the American representative in this case, is shown to be rather annoyed by the Irish immigrant, reflecting America disposition on the case. The author also makes a comparison between the Irish and the colored. In the scene, the "negro" is shown to be peaceful and quiet, even though much of America considers them to be less than trash, whereas the Irish is aggressive and disruptive, showing that the Americans respect the Irish even less than they do with the "negro's".
Task 1
1) Read the following Articleon the term Paddy Wagons
Copy and Paste the following questions in your wiki on DAY 3.
1. Depending on the context in which the term Paddy Wagon is used, it can be used as a racial slur, but at the same time, it may not be, because Paddy Wagon can be interpreted in many ways, the user may use it in the sense that he/she meant no offense or at the same time, he/she may have meant offense as the Paddy Wagon is either a police car used to transport suspects or a term insulting Irish citizens by suggesting that they get into fights alot.
2. A slur is racist or prejudiced depending on the intentions on which it was used. If it was intended to be insulting and oppressive then yes, it would be considered a racial slur. Slurs do not depend on who says it, nor does it matter to whom it is said to as the intention is still there regardless of the circumstances in which it was said.
3. Yes, the term "Paddy Wagon" still shows nativism against the Irish today. It still shows nativism as it can still be used to insult and denote Irish immigrants in the United States, therefore it is still considered a nativism term.
Yes I still believe that the term "Paddy Wagon" is a racial slur invoking Nativism after analyzing two primary sources.
Task 2
Analyzing Two Primary Sources using the APPARTS Chart
- As a GROUP, choose twoof the seven primary sources below.
- Individually, use the internet and conduct background researchon the Primary Sources.
- Find the Yearthe Source was created,
- the Author(might be a person or an organization),
- and the Place(where it was created).
- Use the APPARTS Analysis Chart below to record your findings(include the html of where you got your information from)
- Complete the rest of the Chart to the best of your ability
- Pair/Sharethe Chart
- Upload the two Charts to DAY 4 of your wiki.
Poor House of GalwayAPPARTS ANALYSIS CHART
Uncle Sams Lodging House
APPARTS ANALYSIS CHART
Shows how the Americans reacted to the Irish immigrants.
http://museum.msu.edu/exhibitions/Virtual/ImmigrationandCaricature/7572-225.html
1. For both sources, the author believes in Nativism, and is highly prejudiced against immigrants, particularly Irish immigrants.
2. Yes the two souces do show nativism.
3) Create a Voicethread using the Student Run Discussion format
Prompt: How do the primary sources documents you analyzed above show Nativism against the Irish in the 1840's? What's the author's POV? Use evidence to prove your point. (In other words, how does the author depict the Irish? Is this Nativist? What evidence in the sources proves that it shows Nativism.)
The primary sources analyzed above show Nativism against the Irish in many ways. To begin with, each of the primary sources can be interpreted as directly insulting/assaulting the Irish, atleast appearance wise. In the first primary source, "The Poor house of Galway", the author was clearly showing nativism. In that source, the author was depicting the Irish in uncomplimentary ways. For example, you can see the crowds of people, presumably Irish immigrants, on the boats deck, suggesting that the Irish were going to "flood" America with an onslaught of immigrants. Another way Nativism is shown is the title. In the title the author says "Poor house". What this suggests is that the Irish immigrants were innately poor and posed a threat to America's society and economic standing. Therefore the author of the first primary source shows the Irish as poor, unruly bunch, also showing nativism. In the second primary source, the author also shows nativism against the Irish immigrants. In the second source, called "Uncle Sams Lodging Cabin", Uncle Sam and several other country representatives are displayed. In this instance, Uncle Sam is shown to be twinging from the rampages of the Irish representative. This source shows nativism as it clearly depicts the Irish as unruly and disruptive as the Irish immigrant in the scene is being disruptive as all of the other immigrants are peacefully sleeping and causing no trouble. The author also suggests that the Americans were sufficiently annoyed with the Irish as Uncle Sam, the American representative in this case, is shown to be rather annoyed by the Irish immigrant, reflecting America disposition on the case. The author also makes a comparison between the Irish and the colored. In the scene, the "negro" is shown to be peaceful and quiet, even though much of America considers them to be less than trash, whereas the Irish is aggressive and disruptive, showing that the Americans respect the Irish even less than they do with the "negro's".
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